Facial nerve
System
Nervous
SNOMED CT
362460007
Facial nerve
Definition
Cranial nerve that branches into the supraorbital (supplying the skin of the eye region and the lateral line organs here), the palatine (to the roof of the buccal cavity), and the hyomandibular (dividing into the jugular and mental branches).
Also known as branchiomeric cranial nerve, face nerve, facial nerve [VII], facial nerve tree, facial VII, facial VII nerve, nerve of face, nervus facialis, nervus facialis [vii], seventh cranial nerve — per UBERON
The Facial nerve is a part of the Nervous.
Also identified as
Associated Diseases
| Disease | Involvement | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Acoustic neuroma | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Bell's palsy | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Bell's palsy | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Facial nerve disorder | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Facial nerve neoplasm | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Schwannoma of twelfth cranial nerve | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Trigeminal schwannoma | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |